It is my pleasure to be here at International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, for this event to launch UN Women’s flagship report, Progress of the World’s Women: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights.

Vivian Onano UN Women GCSLAC member speaks at the high-Level event marking the 20th Anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth (WPAY) to highlight Youth Priorities in the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

12 June 2014, New York, USA | Brendan Pastor – Great achievements in promoting women’s health were honored by the UN, as the Population Fund (UNFPA) awarded two individuals prestigious honors for their work around the world.

As the fateful earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April, 22-year-old Shanta Tamang went into labour. Shanta’s mother managed to find a local taxi and rushed her to the nearest hospital. The next day, baby Rehan was born.

6 March 2015, New York, USA | Brendan Pastor – Ahead of the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) taking place next week at the United Nations, a high-level panel of the General Assembly convened under the theme of empowering women in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.

23 February 2015, New York, USA | Brendan Pastor – Shortly after best supporting actress winner Patricia Arquette made a passionate appeal for wage equality for women during her 2015 Oscar's acceptance speech, the media and academic community was quick to praise her cause. Social media soon erupted with a flurry of memes and graphics sho...

KAMPALA, Uganda – The developers worked through the night, furiously typing code into their laptops, racing to complete a working prototype. But this was no Silicon Valley startup. It was a conference room in Kampala, Uganda, filled with young people from around the world, all competing to devise the best, most innovative ...

Walking through the city centre of Medellin, the Executive Director was joined by UN Women’s Regional Director, Luiza Carvalho (to the left) and UN Women’s Country Representative in Colombia, Belén Sanz (to the right) Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

9 March 2015, New York, USA | Brendan Pastor – The world's leading annual conference on women's issues and gender equality, the Commission on the Status of Women, kicked off its 59th session at the United Nations headquarters today, honing in on the achievements made an...

UN Women Deputy Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri was one of the keynote speakers at the official event to mark the United Nations’ 70th anniversary in the Czech Republic.